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No, Raphael Sanzio did not precede Giovanni Santi in death. Giovanni Santi, who was Raphael's father, died in 1494, while Raphael himself passed away later, in 1520. Therefore, Giovanni Santi died before his son.
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Yes, he was a Catholic.
He WAS a Roman Catolic.
Officially he was not. There is a rumour that he was in secret.
His father was Giovanni Santi, a painter. His mother's name was Magia.
No identical surnames. Raphael's family name was Santi (Sanzio), Michelangelo's was Buonarroti.
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His father was Giovanni Santi, a painter. His mother's name was Magia.
Raphael's mother was known as Magia di Giovanni Santi. She was a part of the artistic community in Urbino, Italy, where Raphael was born in 1483. Magia's influence, along with that of his father, Giovanni Santi, who was also a painter, played a significant role in shaping Raphael's early exposure to art. Unfortunately, she passed away when Raphael was just eight years old.
Raphael Variants of his name include "Raffaello Santi", "Raffaello da Urbino" or "Rafael Sanzio da Urbino".